1 | ->'''''Age''': That period of life in which we compensate for the vices that we still cherish by reviling those that we have no longer the enterprise to commit.'' |
2 | -->-- ''Literature/TheDevilsDictionary'' |
3 | |
4 | Characters growing older and its consequences. See also RetirementTropes. The tropes themselves are [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant not necessarily]] [[DeadHorseTrope Dead Horse Tropes]]. |
5 | |
6 | See also PlotTime. |
7 | ---- |
8 | !!Tropes: |
9 | [[index]] |
10 | [floatboxright: |
11 | '''Categories:''' |
12 | + AdultTropes |
13 | ++ EarlyAdulthoodIndex |
14 | ++ {{Elders}} |
15 | + AgeDissonantIndex |
16 | + AgeismTropes |
17 | + AppearanceAngst |
18 | + BirthdayTropes |
19 | + ThisIndexWillLiveForever |
20 | ++ {{Immortality}} |
21 | + {{Youngsters}} |
22 | ++ BabiesBabiesEverywhere |
23 | ++ PubertyTropes |
24 | ++ TeenageTropes |
25 | ] |
26 | * AbsurdlyElderlyFather: Fathers are too old to have children. |
27 | * AbsurdlyElderlyMother: Mothers are too old to have children. |
28 | * ACupAngst: A young girl is self-conscious about not having large breasts. |
29 | * AdultsAreUseless: Children are the only ones intelligent and competent enough to deal with their problems. |
30 | * AdultsDressedAsChildren: An adult tries to impersonate a child. |
31 | * AgeAppropriateAngst: A character's age determines what is appropriate for them to angst over. |
32 | * AgeCut: A MatchCut that portrays a character growing older. |
33 | * AgeDownRomance: Character's age rapidly changes, allowing new romance options. |
34 | * AgeInappropriateDress: Someone wears clothes that they're typically considered too young or too old to be wearing. |
35 | * AgeInsecurity: An older character is insecure about their age. |
36 | * AgeIsRelative: The more competent or mature you are, the older you look. |
37 | * TheAgeless: A character who does not age. |
38 | * AgingWouldBeHipster: A middle-aged character who desperately tries to convince people they're still hip. |
39 | * AlwaysAChildToParent: A parent has trouble treating their children like adults as they mature. |
40 | * AndYourRewardIsInfancy: The story ends with the main character becoming a baby. |
41 | * AnimationAnatomyAging: Animated works make the difference between ages more noticeable. |
42 | * BabyMorphEpisode: An episode where a character gets turned into an infant. |
43 | * Bittersweet17: A 17-year-old's ComingOfAge. |
44 | * BloodBath: Bathing in blood to stay young. |
45 | * BornAsAnAdult: A character is a full-grown adult at birth. |
46 | * CharacterAgedWithTheActor: A {{Revival}} or ReunionShow takes place the same number of in-universe years after the end of the series as in real life, to account for cast aging. |
47 | * ChildlessDystopia: Life becomes miserable without children. |
48 | * ComingOfAgeStory: The story is about a child or adolescent learning to mature. |
49 | * CoveringUpYourGray: Dyeing your hair to hide the fact that you're going gray. |
50 | * DigitalDeaging: Digital effects used to make an actor/actress look younger, typically for {{Flashback}}s or {{Prequel}}s. |
51 | * DreadedKidsTable: The kiddie table becomes insufferable as a character matures. |
52 | * DualAgeModes: Character shifts between ages. |
53 | * ElderlyAilmentRambling: The elderly are all too eager to share their medical conditions. |
54 | * ElderlyImmortal: An immortal being who was already elderly when they gained immortality. |
55 | * EmotionalMaturityIsPhysicalMaturity: Emotional maturity automatically equates to physical maturity. |
56 | * EmotionalRegression: Reverting to an immature emotional state. |
57 | * FeelingTheirAge: A character feels their age. |
58 | * FictionalAgeOfMajority: Important steps in a character's life. |
59 | * FirstGrayHair: Someone becoming old is first signaled by finding that their hair is starting to turn gray. |
60 | * FirstPeriodPanic: A preteen/teen girl has her first menstruation. It marks her transition to womanhood. |
61 | * FountainOfYouth: Someone ends up becoming significantly younger. |
62 | ** DeathByDeaging: Becoming so young they stop existing or die. |
63 | * FreshmanFears: Characters in their first year at a secondary or tertiary educational institution face struggles and fears of their school or university. |
64 | * GlassesOfAging: A character with glasses becomes older over time. |
65 | * GrowingUpSucks: Characters believe that growing up is unfair because all the things they could do as kids they won't be able to do as adults anymore. |
66 | * HairTodayGoneTomorrow: A character's aging is illustrated through flashbacks to when they had more hair. |
67 | * HarmfulToMinors: Something harms minors in ways that it wouldn't someone over the age of majority. |
68 | * HistoricalLongevityJoke: Joking about a person's age by implying they were around during historical times. |
69 | * HollywoodMidLifeCrisis: Middle age period includes depression and self-doubt. |
70 | * HollywoodOld: A young and attractive actress plays the role of an elderly woman without alterations to her appearance. |
71 | * HumanlikeAnimalAging: Animals don't age like they realistically do. |
72 | * IGotBigger: A character underwent a growth spurt. |
73 | * ImmortalImmaturity: Being immortal doesn't stop you from behaving like a child. |
74 | * ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: The age you become immortal is 20. |
75 | * ImprobableAge: A character's age is inconsistent with their occupation. |
76 | ** CompetenceZone: Certain age ranges are portrayed as useful as opposed to others. |
77 | * InnocenceLost: Your childlike sense of idealism vanishes. |
78 | * JadeColoredGlasses: Characters become wiser as they get older and as a result are more jaded to reality. |
79 | * LeavingTheNestSong: Songs about leaving home and the familiar behind, commonly because of growing up or moving on to a new stage in life. |
80 | * MaamShock: Referring to female characters as "ma'am" reminds them of the youth they lost. |
81 | * MerlinSickness: Aging in reverse. |
82 | * MistakenAge: A character's age is wrongfully assumed. |
83 | * MonoNoAware: All good things must come to an end. |
84 | * MusicAgeDissonance: Characters--children or old people--listen to music that is outside their age demographic. |
85 | * NeverGrewUp: Physical maturity does not prevent emotional immaturity. |
86 | * NotAllowedToGrowOld: Characters whose physical state remains childlike despite their technical aging. |
87 | * NotAllowedToGrowUp: Children and teenagers remain the same age regardless of how long the series lasts. |
88 | * NotGrowingUpSucks: An immortal being who stays a child is upset about never growing up. |
89 | * OdeToYouth: A song that embraces youth. |
90 | * OldDog: A dog who is getting on in years. |
91 | * OldMaid: An 'older' woman who has never been married or in a real relationship. |
92 | * OldPeopleAreNonsexual: Growing old should kill your libido. |
93 | * OlderAlterEgo: A character possesses an alter-ego older than themselves. |
94 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Someone's physical appearance is younger than their true age. |
95 | * OnlyFatalToAdults: Something harms adults in ways that it wouldn't children. |
96 | * OvernightAgeUp: Characters grows older overnight. |
97 | * PlotRelevantAgeUp: A child ages up for plot purposes. |
98 | * TheProblemWithFightingDeath: If you punch out death, it'll be furious eventually when you die. |
99 | * ProportionalAging: Living beings gradually grow and develop physical signs of aging across their entire lifespans to the respective rates of other species/races. |
100 | * PubertySuperpower: Being in the stage of puberty grants one powers. |
101 | * RapidAging: Someone becomes considerably older at a fast rate. |
102 | * ReallyWasBornYesterday: The character was born yesterday, jokes be damned. |
103 | * SeniorCreep: Elderly person with a detestable appearance and/or personality. |
104 | * SeniorYearStruggles: A senior has problems related to growing up and ending their schooling years. |
105 | * SexierAlterEgo: A character creates a beautiful alter-ego to make up for their ugliness. |
106 | * ShapeshifterLongevity: Shapeshifters live longer. |
107 | * SheIsAllGrownUp: A woman's puberty experience contributes to her presence at a reunion. |
108 | * ShortLivedOrganism: Lifeforms with unusually short lifespans. |
109 | * SicklyChildGrewUpStrong: Child who was asthmatic and sickly as a kid grew up into a badass. |
110 | * SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: A character becomes significantly older between appearances with no explanation. |
111 | * SupernaturallyYoungParent: For supernatural reasons, a parent is (or at least looks) younger or the same age as their child. |
112 | * StrongerWithAge: Characters become stronger as they age. |
113 | * TeenageWasteland: Kids now have adult powers and responsibility and rule over adult society. |
114 | * TookALevelInCynic: Mainly as a result of their InnocenceLost, a character who was formerly a WideEyedIdealist sees how the world truly is and becomes cynical as a result. |
115 | * VagueAge: It's unclear or inconsistent how old a character is. |
116 | * WeAreAsMayflies: Humans are the shortest-lived intelligent race. |
117 | * WizardsLiveLonger: An expanded lifetime granted by a spellcaster. |
118 | * YoungerMentorOlderDisciple: An expert teaches an older person their skills. |
119 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: A character's physical appearance looks older than their true age. |
120 | * YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb: Young characters are more likely than their elders to engage in stupid, prohibited, or dangerous activities. |
121 | [[/index]] |
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